Planning and Scheduling Manager F/H

The company

Founded in 2013, Cailabs designs, manufactures, and develops innovative photonic solutions for the space, industry, telecommunications, and defense sectors. A global specialist in laser shaping, the company has accelerated its growth in the space field with turnkey optical ground stations that integrate atmospheric turbulence compensation technology. This makes it one of the first companies to harness very high data rates enabled by optics in a commercial ground station.

Cailabs currently has 150 employees, including 35 PhDs. With 29 patent families filed, the company is one of the most innovative companies in France. It is headquartered in Rennes, with offices in Paris and Washington (USA).

Post description

You are joining at a time when the industrialization of our optical ground stations is becoming a major challenge.
Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, you will take on the management of our new “Planning/Scheduling” team. You will play a key role in managing the planning and scheduling of all activities (assembly, integration, testing, deliveries, and installations).
This is a strategic, cross-functional position in which you will lead the team and bring stakeholders together around industrial priorities. Your work will be decisive for both industrial performance and customer satisfaction, with an immediate impact on these two dimensions.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Structure and organize the team: define processes, methods, and tools, and drive an effective team dynamic;

• Manage the team of project supervisors and support the development of the team’s skills;

• Oversee all planning and scheduling activities from order entry in the ERP through to production: timelines, resources, risks, quality, in coordination with R&D, Quality, Purchasing, Procurement, and Production teams;

• Organize and adjust production workload in line with industrial capacities and operational priorities;

• Consolidate all project supervisors’ schedules: arbitrate and prioritize in case of constraints (delays, customer changes, workload conflicts) and anticipate schedule or budget drifts as well as capacity needs (machines, operators, subcontractors);

• Monitor day-to-day progress through indicators (dashboards, charts, lead-time KPIs, service rate, etc.);

• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of execution processes.

Profile required

• You have a higher-education degree (engineering school or equivalent university program) with a specialization in production management or industrial management.
• You have at least 8 years of experience in industrial, multi-project environments, complemented by managerial experience.
• You are comfortable working in demanding, fast-growing environments and take a hands-on, field-oriented approach.
• You have solid expertise in project management and continuous improvement.
• You are recognized for:
  • Your analytical and synthetic mindset, and your agility;
  • Your excellent communication skills and collaborative spirit;
  • Your advanced mastery of planning tools and ERP systems;
  • Your rigor and responsiveness.
• You are fluent in English.

Required languages

• English - Level advanced

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